Our decision to move from Sublimity
I decided I needed to write some of this stuff down. It's all so vivid and present in my mind right now because we're living it. But I know, a few years will turn into ten years, will turn into 20 and I'll have forgotten all the details. And that's exactly where God shows up...the details. We cannot forget how He is working.
I thought it easiest to make a list. (1) it's easier to read and (2) it's easier to write:
~6/12 We posted our house on zillow.com For Sale By Owner, $579,000
~6/17 After multiple showings, we accepted an offer for $570,000 with no realtors from Andrew, Savannah and Mason (a local family who really loved our property and has wanted acreage for quite some time. Only kicker is they put their house on the market this day as well.)
~7/7 The date we had given our buyers to sell their house or we'd put it back on the market. We knew it wasn't a long time to sell their house, but they had to realize that we too needed to get the ball rolling in order that we could start looking in Idaho.)
~7/7 That evening, we went from pending back to on the market.
~7/12 Curtis got a text from the very first people (Sean and Nicole Reisig) who came to look at our property when we posted it the first time. They had said they absolutely loved our property when they saw it the first time (even had their grown kids come and look at it with them), but didn't think it would work well space wise when all five adult kids were home. They saw it was back on the market and so wanted to discuss their thoughts of potentially purchasing it and adding on to accommodate their needs.
~7/13 We met with Sean and Nicole, they walked through the house again and then offered us a full price offer. They wanted to close as early as 8/7!
~We were able to share with them a bit about our reason for the move and our plans in Idaho. Thankfully, because they don't have to sell their current home before buying this one, they sounded flexible as to when we would need to be out depending on what we found in Idaho.
~They listened intently as we talked about how big of a faith move this was for our family.
~They talked briefly about where they attended church and we told them that we had been praying for them without knowing who they were.
~7/14 We purchased paperwork and met up with Sean at his dental clinic to sign. As I walked into his office, on the wall stood a picture that gave me chills. It was a drawing of a dentist sitting next to a patient in a dental chair. Over him was Jesus, his arms outstretched, guiding the dentist as he worked. It was titled "In His Hands."
~This picture truly depicted how this whole thing fell together. These were the first people to see our home but also the first people to say no. This meant that they were the last people we ever expected to come back and want to buy it. The time we were in waiting while the first offer was in place, we had to trust and have faith that God had a plan despite what we couldn't see. It felt discouraging to have to put the house back on the market, but if we hadn't, we wouldn't have witnessed this coming together.
~I told Sean how much a liked the picture. He thanked me and later told Curtis and I about their church's work with the homeless population, particularly women who are on the streets and being mistreated. Again, it gave me chills. His website says he does a lot of work through his dental clinic for uninsured kids.
~The paperwork was dropped off at title and progressively all of the "stuff" (inpsection, appraisal, well test, septic pump, etc.) is being scheduled for next week.
Because Curtis had a few more days off of work, I thought of the spontaneous idea of taking a trip to Idaho to check out the market now that we had a pretty solid offer on the house. John and Susan Brogan (friends we met for the first time in May when Curtis and I took a trip to Idaho without the boys) were willing to take us and the boys for a few nights, Bruce and Marsha were available to take the dogs, so we went!
Conclusion of the trip was that the market is moving super fast and properties are only increasing in price. We went with nine properties listed to look at and pretty much all of them either had offers or weren't for sale anymore once we got there. Even a listing that went live while we were driving around already had three offers sight unseen before we could get in to look at it. We left feeling a bit discouraged, but still trusting God had a plan.
We ended up meeting a fellow RLM member and realtor (Ty) who showed us a home but also drove us around in the area to give us pointers as to which areas were best. He even took us to his personal home and was more than kind. Curtis and I concluded that once this next week was finished (all the inspections, etc.), we would probably need to ask him to be on the search for us. Trying to find a home in such a hot market across states doesn't prove easy. I thanked the Lord for the connection. Maybe that was the whole intention of this trip.
Unlike any church here in Oregon (or at least most because of Covid), RLM is meeting together services and so we went to their Thursday night service. It was exactly what I needed. Corporate worship is something I didn't realize I missed so much.
The very last song we sang was "Yes I will" by Vertical Worship. Man is spoke to me. Tears streamed down my face as I was once again reminded of God's faithfulness. The words...
I count on one thing
The same God that never fails
Will not fail me now
You won't fail me now
In the waiting
The same God who's never late
Is working all things out
You're working all things out
He is worthy of our praise regardless of what we can see. He is working and His timing is perfect. This entire process has been about deepening my (our) faith and trust in His plan and purpose. He didn't promise comfort. But He did promise peace, if only we would lean into Him.
This is such a witness to William and Calvin as they watch us wrestle with the unknowns. I am thankful for this time of uncertainty. May I lift my hands even higher in surrender.
I thought it easiest to make a list. (1) it's easier to read and (2) it's easier to write:
~6/12 We posted our house on zillow.com For Sale By Owner, $579,000
~6/17 After multiple showings, we accepted an offer for $570,000 with no realtors from Andrew, Savannah and Mason (a local family who really loved our property and has wanted acreage for quite some time. Only kicker is they put their house on the market this day as well.)
~7/7 The date we had given our buyers to sell their house or we'd put it back on the market. We knew it wasn't a long time to sell their house, but they had to realize that we too needed to get the ball rolling in order that we could start looking in Idaho.)
~7/7 That evening, we went from pending back to on the market.
~7/12 Curtis got a text from the very first people (Sean and Nicole Reisig) who came to look at our property when we posted it the first time. They had said they absolutely loved our property when they saw it the first time (even had their grown kids come and look at it with them), but didn't think it would work well space wise when all five adult kids were home. They saw it was back on the market and so wanted to discuss their thoughts of potentially purchasing it and adding on to accommodate their needs.
~7/13 We met with Sean and Nicole, they walked through the house again and then offered us a full price offer. They wanted to close as early as 8/7!
~We were able to share with them a bit about our reason for the move and our plans in Idaho. Thankfully, because they don't have to sell their current home before buying this one, they sounded flexible as to when we would need to be out depending on what we found in Idaho.
~They listened intently as we talked about how big of a faith move this was for our family.
~They talked briefly about where they attended church and we told them that we had been praying for them without knowing who they were.
~7/14 We purchased paperwork and met up with Sean at his dental clinic to sign. As I walked into his office, on the wall stood a picture that gave me chills. It was a drawing of a dentist sitting next to a patient in a dental chair. Over him was Jesus, his arms outstretched, guiding the dentist as he worked. It was titled "In His Hands."
~This picture truly depicted how this whole thing fell together. These were the first people to see our home but also the first people to say no. This meant that they were the last people we ever expected to come back and want to buy it. The time we were in waiting while the first offer was in place, we had to trust and have faith that God had a plan despite what we couldn't see. It felt discouraging to have to put the house back on the market, but if we hadn't, we wouldn't have witnessed this coming together.
~I told Sean how much a liked the picture. He thanked me and later told Curtis and I about their church's work with the homeless population, particularly women who are on the streets and being mistreated. Again, it gave me chills. His website says he does a lot of work through his dental clinic for uninsured kids.
~The paperwork was dropped off at title and progressively all of the "stuff" (inpsection, appraisal, well test, septic pump, etc.) is being scheduled for next week.
Because Curtis had a few more days off of work, I thought of the spontaneous idea of taking a trip to Idaho to check out the market now that we had a pretty solid offer on the house. John and Susan Brogan (friends we met for the first time in May when Curtis and I took a trip to Idaho without the boys) were willing to take us and the boys for a few nights, Bruce and Marsha were available to take the dogs, so we went!
Conclusion of the trip was that the market is moving super fast and properties are only increasing in price. We went with nine properties listed to look at and pretty much all of them either had offers or weren't for sale anymore once we got there. Even a listing that went live while we were driving around already had three offers sight unseen before we could get in to look at it. We left feeling a bit discouraged, but still trusting God had a plan.
We ended up meeting a fellow RLM member and realtor (Ty) who showed us a home but also drove us around in the area to give us pointers as to which areas were best. He even took us to his personal home and was more than kind. Curtis and I concluded that once this next week was finished (all the inspections, etc.), we would probably need to ask him to be on the search for us. Trying to find a home in such a hot market across states doesn't prove easy. I thanked the Lord for the connection. Maybe that was the whole intention of this trip.
Unlike any church here in Oregon (or at least most because of Covid), RLM is meeting together services and so we went to their Thursday night service. It was exactly what I needed. Corporate worship is something I didn't realize I missed so much.
The very last song we sang was "Yes I will" by Vertical Worship. Man is spoke to me. Tears streamed down my face as I was once again reminded of God's faithfulness. The words...
I count on one thing
The same God that never fails
Will not fail me now
You won't fail me now
In the waiting
The same God who's never late
Is working all things out
You're working all things out
This is such a witness to William and Calvin as they watch us wrestle with the unknowns. I am thankful for this time of uncertainty. May I lift my hands even higher in surrender.
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